National Youth Advocate Program

About National Youth Advocate Program

The National Youth Advocate Program provides care services for children, teens and families. They offer counseling and many other programs to improve and empower families and individuals.

NYAP has been working with community members since 1978 and now serves 16 states with multiple locations in each. One of their Ohio locations is in Newark. It’s located in a red-brick two story building that was formerly a school.

Substance Use and Mental Health Disorder Treatment in Newark

NYAP offers substance use services for individuals and families who are affected by drug and alcohol use. Clients can receive individual and group counseling, medical services and case management to support their recovery.

Group counseling provides you an opportunity to practice your communication skills, receive encouragement, and gain helpful insight from your peers. It’s not uncommon for mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety to sometimes contribute to substance use. The facility also offers outpatient therapy for mental health functioning.

I like that they have a mobile crisis response service. This can be dispatched to support community members with trauma, substance use or mental health crises.

Transitional Living Support

Their Bridges To Success program helps young adults move to independent living. Young adults under the age of 21 will receive assistance with money and household management, finding housing and job skills development.

Programs for Newark Youth

Teen Reach is an after-school program for adolescents. During this program, youth get a safe and engaging place where they have positive experiences. There’s also an intensive program to reach at-risk youth so that they can live successfully in their community and family units.

I like that they have a mediation program to work with juvenile offenders and victims. This process helps promote healing, restitution, and understanding.

Clients gain a new healthy coping mechanism that they can use to prevent them from relapsing. National Youth Advocate Program also offers foster care and adoption services, treatment for sexually reactive children, and family reunification and preservation services.

Latest Reviews

Paul Nelson II

1 year ago on Google

I was hoping to be put with a therapist with lots of years of experience, but I was only given a guy who has a few years of experience. I was at Shepherd Hill twice this year. I looked on their website and it seemed that they had a good few programs that might be able to help me but all I'm getting is this this therapist and no case worker. They want me to go on meds, perhaps, but I'm not going to do that since I've not been properly assessed yet. This place is understaffed and cannot meet the critical needs of the community which it serves. I feel like I'm wasting my time with these people, and I have not made any progress. I'm really starting to lose hope.

Cody Loughman

6 years ago on Google

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kip koehl

6 years ago on Google

Don't send your kids here! They don't really counsel kids. They just have your kids color pictures and play with toys. Everything your kid says will be held against you and they are quick to call children's services. They also will call if you discipline your child in anyway! You can't spank, yell, ground, take things away or say no. They say these things cause mental and physical abuse. They tell you to treat your child like a equal and talk them to death plus give into thier demands cause they have feelings. When you listen to these genius's your kid starts acting worse and the counselors will blame you for it not thier own advice. Most kids get diagnosed as having make believe ADHD and are put on meds. I suspect they get kick backs or funding for the pills every kid gets prescribed. If you stop taking your kid or stop giving them meds they will call csea and you will be investigated.

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Other Forms of Payment

Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.

Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.

Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.

Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

Outpatient

Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.

Inpatient

Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.

Treatments

A combined mental health and substance abuse rehab has the staff and resources available to handle individuals with both mental health and substance abuse issues. It can be challenging to determine where a specific symptom stems from (a mental health issue or an issue related to substance abuse), so mental health and substance abuse professionals are helpful in detangling symptoms and keeping treatment on track.

Programs

Adult Program

Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.

Young Adult Program

Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.

Clinical Services

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.

Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.

Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.